Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistan to Execute Christian Mother For ‘Blasphemy’
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian mother of four to death for "insulting" Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Worthy News learned. Asia Bibi, 45, is believed to be the first woman sentenced to death under Pakistan's blasphemy law.
Militants Attack Christians Across India
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
Hindu and Muslim militants have attacked several Christians and a church in several incidents across the country as part of efforts to crackdown on the spread of Christianity in the country, Christians said.
Israel Probes Church Fire In Jerusalem
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
Israeli authorities continue to investigate an arson attack on a Jerusalem church building that church officials say has long been a focal point for anti-Christian sentiment in a Jewish ultra-Orthodox-leaning neighborhood.
Vietnam intends to “wipe out” Degar Christians in Central Highlands
Posted on Thursday, November 4, 2010
Back in August, the Vietnamese government initiated a massive military operation involving thousands of soldiers, security forces and local police in what they called "tieu quet" to "wipe out" Degar Christians who refused to join the Evangelical Church…
Christians in Turkey Acquitted of ‘Insulting Turkishness’
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2010
After a lengthy legal battle, a Turkish judge acquitted two Christians of insulting Turkey and its people by spreading Christianity, but not without imposing a heavy fine for another unrelated charge.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Releases Pastor’s Wife as Husband Faces Execution
Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010
The wife of a prominent evangelical pastor in Iran was free Monday, October 18, after four months of detention, but her husband still faced the death penalty for abandoning Islam, the Church of Iran said. Fatemeh Passandideh, the…